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When the Music Stopped
It is not just musicians who are idled by the Coronavirus. A whole industry of people who support the live music scene are put on the sidelines too, says industry veteran Joelle May.

Our Best of 2019 coverage Starts Here

Mingwa - The Strange One
...a great album that really stretches what world music can be, and seamlessly blends many styles of music.

The Shangs - Golden Hits of the Shangs
...the band had another side gig going on all the while. Starting in 1990, The Shangs were a psychedelic pop off-shoot that sound very little like the main project Simply Saucer.

Alex Cuba Sublime
...a great album that will fit fine into Canadian summers lounging around on the beach.

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Normal
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Run Dan Run’s newest album “Normal” immerses the listener in such a warm spacey atmosphere one may expect it to have been produced by Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew. The band hails from Charleston, North Carolina, and are joined by several friends who provide backing vocals, horns and samples to the band’s guitar-bass-drums-keyboard core. “Normal” is the trio's second full-length album, and it possesses the production quality and musical experimentation of a solid sophomore effort.

The album features a good balance of introspective shoegaze drone and an upbeat punch that keeps “Normal” from getting stale. The samples and synth elements to songs like “Box-Type Love”, “Cut-outs” and “Anonymous Girl” lend a pop vibe to the record. Along with the multi-layered instrumentation, lead vocalist Dan McCurry sings with a breathy style that adds to the warmth and atmosphere of the album. It is possible to be so engaged in the depths of the music on this album that the lyrics go unnoticed.

Run Dan Run has created a record that begs for headphones, and more than a single listen. “Normal” is like that favourite urban neighbourhood that you are so accustomed to you could easily navigate it in the dark, but every time you do you are so immersed in the cacophony you find yourself noticing something you have never seen before.

Our Best of 2019 coverage Starts Here

Mingwa - The Strange One
...a great album that really stretches what world music can be, and seamlessly blends many styles of music.

The Shangs - Golden Hits of the Shangs
...the band had another side gig going on all the while. Starting in 1990, The Shangs were a psychedelic pop off-shoot that sound very little like the main project Simply Saucer.

Alex Cuba Sublime
...a great album that will fit fine into Canadian summers lounging around on the beach.

Features: March 2020

Our Best of 2019 coverage Starts Here

Mingwa - The Strange One
...a great album that really stretches what world music can be, and seamlessly blends many styles of music.

The Shangs - Golden Hits of the Shangs
...the band had another side gig going on all the while. Starting in 1990, The Shangs were a psychedelic pop off-shoot that sound very little like the main project Simply Saucer.

Alex Cuba Sublime
...a great album that will fit fine into Canadian summers lounging around on the beach.

Features: February 2020

Our Best of 2019 coverage Starts Here

Mingwa - The Strange One
...a great album that really stretches what world music can be, and seamlessly blends many styles of music.

The Shangs - Golden Hits of the Shangs
...the band had another side gig going on all the while. Starting in 1990, The Shangs were a psychedelic pop off-shoot that sound very little like the main project Simply Saucer.

Alex Cuba Sublime
...a great album that will fit fine into Canadian summers lounging around on the beach.

Features: January 2020

Our Best of 2019 coverage Starts Here

Mingwa - The Strange One
...a great album that really stretches what world music can be, and seamlessly blends many styles of music.

The Shangs - Golden Hits of the Shangs
...the band had another side gig going on all the while. Starting in 1990, The Shangs were a psychedelic pop off-shoot that sound very little like the main project Simply Saucer.

Alex Cuba Sublime
...a great album that will fit fine into Canadian summers lounging around on the beach.